If you dont need it now, then wait, because its inevitably going to be updated at some point in the near future.

I also think (and this is not directed at you specifically) that we should not have these threads anymore, theres about a million of them and a simple use of the search box will prove that. All of the threads end up with the same responses.

that's really true about the threads and i've read most of them but no one's really said anything about WWDC and I can't remember what's happened in the past because it is so infrequent that i am in the market for a new computer.

does anyone remember what happened last year at WWDC in terms of new products?

I was kind of in the same boat as you. My Tibook (1ghz) had began to show signs of its age, but I decided to wait until Merom (end of the year maybe??)... Then disaster struck, my logic board ****ed up and now I get awful blocks and colors and weird stuff all over the screen.
Since I don't really need a MBP (but I want one!!) I've decided to buy the base Macbook (1.83ghz) and use it until next year when the new Merom/Santa rosa combination ships in the MBP's... That way I think I get the best of both worlds, a working, fast laptop until next year (without investing too much) and the absolute bleeding edge revision B/C pro laptop next year.

i don't know the trends for WWDC specifically, but i do know there is good speculation that merom will come sometime this fall. what would i do? if i wasn't in desperate need of a new laptop, i'd wait.. one, for merom, and two, for a rev B product that has either made the gap between the MB and MBP a bit bigger (in terms of performance and/or bells and whistles), or has addressed some of the rev A problems.

BUT, if you DO need a new laptop now, don't hesitate - the machines are excellent!

The only computer that has been announced in recent years at WWDC was the Power Mac G5. If you can wait keep waiting... but don't wait because you think there are issues with the current MacBook Pros, I have a 15" here manufactured between 5/25 - 5/28 and it runs absolutely perfectly. It's cool and quiet. I guess according to the newbie above I'm a sucker.

Is a Merom MacBook Pro really a Rev B or is it a Rev A Merom machine? Also considering Apple just released speed bump upgrades on the 15" does that make them Rev B? Every speed bumped Power Mac G5 was considered a new revision, so what Rev are the current machines?

edit: according to lowendmac.com we are up to Rev E on the 15"

As of April 2006, there have been five revisions of the MacBook Pro, A-E. Serial numbers of the original begin with W8608.

I'm thinking if anything new comes out at WWDC, it'll be Intel PowerMacs, XServes, updated iMacs or new iPods. The MBP's have already had a minor upgrade and the MB's just came out. So, I think your safe. Happy buying.

I expect Apple to update the MacBook Pro at sometime prior to the Holiday Shopping season. I say this because Apple refers to the current the Intel based MacBook Pro "Early 2006". You can view this at Apple's web site.

Although WWDC has historically been a place to announce PowerMac (hopefully Mac Pro) and Cinema Display updates, there's an outside chance that Apple may announce a MacBook Pro replacement at the event given the explanation about the "early 2006" description I provided above.

However, if you need a system now, I say go ahead and make the purchase.

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